US Patent Issued to SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, AutoNetworks Technologies on April 21 for "Multi-core cable, and disconnection detection device" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,216, issued on April 21, was assigned to SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD. (Osaka, Japan), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd. (Mie, Japan) and AutoNetworks Technologies Ltd. (Mie, Japan).

"Multi-core cable, and disconnection detection device" was invented by Takumi Ooshima (Tochigi, Japan), Soichiro Okumura (Osaka, Japan), Hirokazu Komori (Osaka, Japan) and Takahiro Murata (Mie, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multicore cable includes a plurality of coated electric wires; a detection wire; and a sheath. The coated electric wires include an electric wire conductor and an electric wire coating. The electric wire conductor is a strand...